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The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
Health in Garhane Henns.

Every twcnty-four hours over 300
loads OF ashes and garbage are collected
in the city, and hereafter it is to be gath.
cred Mt night, writes Amos J.. Cummings
in one of his NV York letters. The
ash cans will be set out IN The evening
and the morning spectacle of the col
lectors of rags exploring ash barrels with
hooks will be no lon ger witnessed. The
Innovation means a f1rtuna to the enter
prisina2 ho asserts the contents
- on the dumps and il
'7Sr4 -hdencics of the times to-
wal lonopolies. When the garbage
andt~s1rs havs been collected the carts
drive to one of the seventeen docks on
the water front of the city known as
dumping boards. They are bridge-likc
structures, extending out over the river,
and under them lie the scows, into which
the contents of the carts are dumped.
Italians covered with dirt swarm over
the scow} trim the loal, 50 the YES
SELF pcr,y. Formerly these
trimmel "a by the city, aud their
services the tax payers thou,
sands of a year. An Italian
contracto ED to do the work fol
nothing flowed to collect the rag.
and bone} found in the refuse matter.
lie hired scores of Italian laborers at
81. s5 al hy, and made a small fortune
the frs Sear. A brisk competition for
the privilege of doing the unsavory
work sprang up, but the Italian outdid
all CO agtitors, and astonishcd even the
city Aities by agreeing to pay 1926
a& the privilege of doing the
trimms the scows. He hires a great
force ok,a and every Monday morn,
ing he pays into the City Treasurer 1926.
Although his employees must work night
" day at a low rate of wages, the sup
ply of laborcrs far exceeds the demand.
There is to them afascinasion about the
work akin TO the excitement of digging
for gold. for at every one of the Sc .en-
teen dumping boards in the city some
trimmer is sure to fud a coin or SOM
article of value each day in the year. II
is an unwritten but rigidIy regarded law
that the trimmer owns all the money OF
plate that he finds. The trimmers tell
of one Of their number who found q
$40. 900 negotiable bonl in one of the
dumps. He ceased work on tho scows,
invested in real estate andis now rich
and we'll dressed and moves in the up
per tendon of Italian society.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
AlLte,s Asssarer.

Little Allie had just. completed the
course OF lessons At sunday-school about
Joseph and bis brethrer, md her moth
a. reviewed the subject with her to find
out what she had learned. Allie an
swered all the questions correctly until
she I'M to where Pharaoh had made
thc brethren rulers over many cattle, =
and there she hcsitated.
awhat did Pharaoh do for the breth-
ren of ,Josepia2o her mother asked.
Allie thought for . moment, and
then, with l sudden dim recollection,
encIaimed, soa yes he made them cgH
boys.-EHupafs Bazar.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
Whe,se RmOfes are Fouad.

The designation ruby mines is alto
gether inappropriate, seeing that no
miningi IL rcqaircd. Of At any rate has
ever been attempted. The gems arc
found ii i very. rough state ct distances
from fhc surface % the land varying
from three feet TO i dozen, and these
tracts Of ! free, graveliy sol, intermixed
with qaartzy clay, stretch III long,
slightly undulating plains, skirted by
ranges of lefty hills.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
IN Internal Trouble.

susie-Ohl mamma, Ill never disobey
you again.
Mamma-Why Susie, what hare you
done2
susic-WclI, drank my milk at lunch
and then ate--a pickle and The milk
said 10 the pickle, sGet OUT and the
pickle said, Il woat;p and they are
having IN awful time tn-ILife.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
No Time For tho Wind.

A certain village IN western Pennsyl-
sania has been known for many genera
lions IS the purgatory of bad housekeep-
efS TO be a model housekeeper is one
ambition of its ONE Although many
ofthem are wealthy, very few have SER
gants.
ssWhat I do myself is we'll DONE" is
ihcir favoritc maxim. Their houses arc
Immediately neat, their rooms arc daily
zsed, swept, busted and then closed up,
while the family live in the kitchen.
Tie cupboards are full of lucent jellics
ind inns; q new recipe creates a stir of
excitement in the community only
squaIIed by a new stitch IN fancy work.
10 was years before we would give in
IL asing machines" said a matron of
ihayillage, t.and even now we make all
rnderclpthing BY hand."
Anew conner TO the town, a woman of
fars brilliancy and sweetness of nature,
was ostracised because her slinen sheets
xere not hcmstitched and she bought
Atr canned goods"
These women have no time for read
sneg. travel Or social enjoyment; they are
forced to remain silent while their hus-
bands Or children discuss any matter of
general interest. Well cooked viands
md neat houses undoubtedly are good
ainss but they are not worth the sacri-
des of 4 woman's whole thoughts, life
md being. Where the treasure is there
will Tho heat be also; and If a woman
mikes i fetch Of her table linen or the
temporary box in which she lives, her
mind and affections soon will be meas
uEad BIZ hem.-[Youth's Companion.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
1870 OF A VAST EXpEEszEHGC zee

In pregnancy, Fayorite PrefAlexandre
is q "mother's cordial relieving lois and
weakness of stomach and other distfstv N
symptoms common TO that conditiorisSSs =
its use is kept up in the latter monthS'
CESSATION, it sc prepares the system for oQn
livery as to greatly lessen, and many time4t
almost entirely do away with the suiferings
of that trying ordeal.
esEayoritc Prescriptions % when taken
in connection with the use OF DIR. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery, and small TAXA
tive doses of DIR. rierce's Purgatiye Pellets
Iittlc Liver Pills., cures Liver, Kidney and
bladder diseases. Their combined use also
removes blood taints, and abolishes cam
cereus and scrofulous humors from the
system.
medicine for women sold, by druggists,
yfsaler d positive guarantee from the
manufacturers, that it will give satistac-
fian in every case, or money viii be re,
funded. This guarantee has been printed
on tae bottle-wrapper, and faithfully car
riad ont for many years. Large bOatles
1lA1 doses SI.0G, or six bottles o
go Send ten cents in stamps for pr;
pies.ce's large, illustrated Treatise Qo0
pages} on Diseases of Women.
cce FTa i7ssSfreeE, BUFFALO, M. Ne
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

AT Terie Haute, Champaign County, Ohio,
Mir. Charles L. Powell was ostmaster, and lie
writes: "Ikave q fine los Of Polish Chickens.
l gave them st. Jacobs Oil on a pill OF bread
for the Group. ltcurtd them. The neat morn
ing l cou d net tell which of the chickens ha'
bean sick"
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
Professio aal NTenlers.

Something over a year Z we called
The attention of our readers to a new
Geld for women's labor In undertaking
lhe work of mending in families. We
80 now assured that in many instances
wemen Id Eastern cities have adopted
The trade and found it fairly remunera-
I've and not laborious work. The
Hornan who follows it has for her GUS
leIncrs q dez,n or twenty households,
each Of which she visits weekly, and
spends q few hours in doing up the
laaily darning and mending, including
ripping and cleansing of old gowns.
1ier engagements are systematizad, and
ahe never lacks work. Some of these
members mako q specially of repairing
iAp0 and other delicate fabrics. The pay
iairly good, aod the professional mem
i great blessing to busy house
ers with large families.
There are unqnestionably in Chicago
saFe than 80, 900 families who would be
glad to employ such a person as this
enre . month or oftcncr. II is not an
sAagge Ssated estimate to state that fully
1900 women might find employment in
ssls line Immediately, and did they
aFoye themselves capable then work
Eauld be very soon in demand, and
5Ahg would never be i'm want of custom-
n fact, the whole secret of this
sAaiese discussion about working women
8nAla be solved, were the ambition Of
sHs sonld-be wagesearner, primarily, to
AANkA herself of nse. Tho woman who
n do some useful work, and do it well,
Resa never De long without a fair and
sssEAla wagc, unless she perslstently,
2aa with malice aforcthought, insists
A'Qn tllFusting herself where her work
F0s needed. There is work enough In
world IL women would only go.
Al'eEe ~ i and learn to do it well.
ssa g do something first; be sure
9sf Z y somethiDg The world wants
SA:1E lst You can LET the question Of
S1g wages take caro- Of Itself. It will
Hs cary Of itself; The energetic, capa-
N sesae1 arc MT the women who call
s1ehslts for pity AMI charity. Aad ap-
""4X#AX~T1&
lss q sae members IL may be said that
= a.sa.9 st work that provision for tho
H'''y s'Esp 20 need of humanity opens 4
zAssAlsally limitaess. and lis always in
'sss g more worker. Inter- Ocean.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
Anatomical punishment Heart beating
Every Woman Know. Them,

The human bodyais much like a e. od clock
or watch in its movements; il one goes 100 SLOW
or too fast, SO follow ali the Others, and bad
tiE.e r%.suits; if one organ or set f organs
works lnperfectty, y rverston of fuaclional
effort o all ~ttia-or-ans is sure to follow. Hence
woman's life miserable are III, direct issue OF
the alnorn al action of the uterine system.
For all that numerous class OF s. mptom>-and
every woman Knows them there i; enc uE-
failing remedy, DIR. P;erce's 'Favorite Pre-
Lcriptlol," the fayorit. of the S X.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
Probably Had

He had eoughed for two straight
blocks on a Michigan avenue car, when
a sympathetic passenger remarked:
"You have got q cough, haven't
you?"
"Well, maybe you think I'm fool
enough to be trying to throw up my
liver! |" shouted the man as he let out
another link and fairly shook the car
Detroit Free Press,
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

He who would eat the kernel must crack
the nut--he who would have the gain must
have the pain.n Right JUDGMENT is the kernel
of the whole graud nut of life. but to Dc ga ned
only by pain and diligence, aud the determ'-
nation to know 80 mucl. of the truth of things
as we can get at.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
Aspiring beggary is wretcheaness itself.

For Ricketts,, Marasmus, and Wasting Dis
orders of Children,
ScoTT's EMULSION of Col Liver Oil with
Hypephosphites, is unequalel. TIE rapidity
with which children gain flesh and strength
upon it is very wonderful. Read the follow
ing: 81 have used SCOTS Emulsion in cases of
ricketts, and Marasmus of long standing, and
have been more than pleased with the results,
as inevery case the improvement was marked"
j. M. MAIN. NJ. D.. New York.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

1t is much easier to act firmly and brayely
under a strong impulse when called upon TO
do SO, OF all the battles of life there is not
one that requires SO much re | courage as
that silent battle with self which every duti-
full person finds it frequently necessary to
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
A Strong Endowment

Isconferred upon that magnificent irstitu icn,
the human system, by DR.. Pierce's 'diolde. /
Medical Discovery" that ~fortifies i against the
encroachInents of disease. 1t is the great BIZ o |
purifier and Alternative. an a. q remedy for
wasting nature, it's influence is rapit, effica-
cious and permanent. Sold everywhere.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
Fashion Notes.

sENsifs are very fss ionable.
sa'toas are 4 feature on summer
y zsralght bang u The best for warm
slssFss arc loose above the elbow
1sa0n.
snrahs and checked iaffeta
Ell pretty for young girls
bslss viii be wern With white
ana also nth black and white
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

Mr.. Arthur Shutt'e f, Parker, Dako:a,wrtes:
'St. Jacobs Oil will cue rs thing not ad,ef'
Used. 1t cured a wart. on ms finger when ]
had for years. Price fifty cents.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
Pie sure is mind on a tickle.

q + = + Premature decl ne of POWER in
either sex, however inluced, speedily and pc :
manentiy cured. B ok for 10 cents in stamps.
Worlds Disp ,nsary Me tic Il Association J, b63
Main Street, Buffalo, :. Z.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
A capital skylight-the moon.

If q cough disturbs your sleep, TAX Piso'5
Cure for Consumption and rest well.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
A screw.proreller-a screwdriver.

Tiles Cured for % Cents.
DR.. WALTON's CURE o PILES is Ruaran-
teed to cure the worst case of piles. Price 25
cents. At druggists. or mailed tstanps takenl
by the
WALTON REMEDY Co, CLEVELAND, o.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

FRANCE secured, on the conclusion
of the Thirty Years War, in 164s, the
provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, which
she lost In 1870.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

A Wonderful Machine and Offer.
To introduce them W, give away l,0gl S If
waslb ard. Best in :he world. If you want
one, write The Nat onal Co., q Dey St., n. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
A suit of male-will you marry me?

EupgEfcrs. Wives and Mothers,
Send for Pamphlet on Female Diseases. FREQ
securely sealed. DR.. J. b. Marchisi, Utica, Ny.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

From tn weakening effects of warm weather, by
hard work, or from a long Illness, you need a good
tonic and purifier like Hoods sarsapariIlS. II you
have never tried this Tecuiiar medicine, do so now.
1t will give you SIR ength and appetite.
II was completely run down and was for nearly
folr years under medical treatment, being given nj
TO die by physicians. My mother urged me to take
Holds Sars apari1 Ia. At last 1 consented, and !
have never taken anything which helped me 80
much as Ho DIS sarsaparilla, which restored me to
health and vigor. 1have been taking 1t about our
months and am now c different lie ng.''-NE 1.
NOBLE. Peoria, Ill.
Hoods ~Sarsaparilla
Sold by oil druggists. 81; six for IS. Prepared only
by C.I. HOOD & Co, Apothecaries, Lowell. Mass.
INN nnSnS Ono nAlf0R
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

ROYAL GLUE mends everythingl Broken
G ina, Glass, Wood. Free Walls at Drugs d Gro
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

If afflicted with sore eyes use Dir Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-Water. Druggists seIlat Csc. perl ottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

Mrs. z. L. MORGAN, of No. II Lexington ST.
NR RNVNGtAMSE East Boston, Mass. says: Five years ago
- ~ was A dreadful sufferer from uterine troubles.
FAILED. i1sIslg sz b : ssaan, The aa aiaao Of tpteG sb Pp q
- weak I could with difficulty cross the room
alone. / began taking DIR. Pierces Fayorite Prescription and
using the local treatment recommended in his Common Sense
Medical Adviser j commenced to improve at once. In three
months / was perfectly cured, and have had no trouble since. 1
wrote a letter to my family paper, briefly mentioning how my
health had been restored, and offering to send the full particulars
to any one writing me for them, and enclosing O SdmpeGeR-
uelope for replU. j have received over four hundred letters.
In reply, I have. described my case and the treatment used,
and have earnestly advised them to do likewise From a great
many / have received second letters of thanks, stating that they
had commenced the use of .Favorite Prescription, had sent the
SI5O required for the Medical Adviser, and had applied the
local treatment SO fully and plainly laid down therein, ana were
much hPftar already ~
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

sgamge uTs oNEcoAT psseyr AT m FAINT sTasa@a INIT Go Sc sn Is hsa a@ s s5 sfs@ #
q saA np saint or y apnn Pt Ono Dollar t~ HatH p ~eh I4a1a 90 iM
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

1.-THE horse fair"-oats.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
All Run Down

Kansas opens 5000 fa~assa year4A snC
Lie -rz--aA W wi
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

aud SlIuabcu III
containing % acres
\ Bite. Durousseaus
A. , east by yalsin 81
! Dieelouet, b~eing.tbe
/ in 1886 from j. Bite
tuated near Wikotf's
,rv' containing TWEEN
ny, ngSrth by TreviIle LIE
Lavergne, east By 4
west by DIR. Boagn
from Alex
One third OF the
y, third IN one e a and
: from rom the day of sale,
est FROM that date aa
to 6e paid in case
S P%ERRoDIN,
tf
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
0AINT YOUR BUGGY for ONE DOLLAR

e,.,ars: plrct, Maroon, Nerrais1. Ulye Laks, nj srnd H
$500 49, V,.s-s fso,f5 De0Fs. stefd Fronts. etc. W. III II
!, ~ i'll - IN ass - Goa Eiazi@ ST. Ghica9o- = =
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06
| Tue GREATEST
| EARTHLY BOOM
TREATING THE WR0NG DISEASE.

The 'Favorite Prescription il
poor suffering women"
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

misery.
I -. A Marvelons CHre1 u a G tr :; sPEAG sm6
osaLose female weakness, leuco1rhea, and i falling 20, OF n
EsU5iuFo. for a esooa part OF the IT. time. on ] d snsht la,M with a1m an
Of money. but received no lasting benefit; At last my husband
persuaded me to try your medicines, which was loath to do;
because / was preiadfced against them, and the doctors said
they would do me no good. / finally told my husband that if
ba yvould pet me some of your medicines, / would try them
against the advice Of my physician. He got ne ne six bottles OF the y
'favorite Prescription, also. SIX, potIeS- y IL DRcosery, ~
ten dollars. | took three bottles OF Discovery, and four {
years. / then gave the balance of the medicine to my sister, 1MEedii,'
ws troubled in the same way, and she cured herself in a sfOnh
time. / have not had to take any medicine now for al Bic
four years" ehaset
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

E@Hmz@m@MN JOHN Z. SEGAR, Of jMtueHbcch, FG. writes:
o. n AfA my wife had been suffering for two or three
10 n wv years with female weakness, and had paid
IRoWA AHAY. S s@s.1 SsIsf; She 5ss t { Il R Sr p S5ss so Gavq PSas
all the medicine given to her by the physt-
Is during the three years they had been practicing upon her"
Mrs. GEORGE HERGER, of Vestfeld, T.,
he GREATEST Hsssss beana nss 3 see ps15 ssas sRd I5Sa sso Il
sass ually across my back. Three bottles of your
ApTNsV k0nE II Fayorite Prescription restored me to per-
DouNsH feet health. / treated with DIR. -, for
nine months, without receiving any benefit.
'Favorite Prescription is the greatest earthly boon to us
z euffarinu wnmene
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-06

Many times women call on their family physicians, suffering, as they in n
this way they all present alike to themselves and their easy-gomg and mdIiere
for which he preseribes his pills and potDns. assuming them Q b sach, Wnen
womb disorder. The physician, ignorant of the cause of sufeTIng. coiIage
patient gets no better, but probably worseb by reasons of the delay, wrong ucaImn
like Dr. Phrces Favorite- Prescription, directed o the cause. would ave eHl
distressing symptoms. and insitutng comfort instead Of proonged misery.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-23
WARNING TowATERwAsTERs

Owing to the persistent disregard
Of many people 10 the notice pre-
scribing the hours for irrigation. the
Superintendent of Water Works adds
TO that notice the rules relating to
waste Of wafer and irrigation and the
penalty. the latter being deprivation
OF water until the payment of all
costs and expenses. As payers of
water rates who do not break the
rules are deprived of an adequate
supply for necessary purposes.
through the waste Of water in unlaw-
ful street sprinkling and irrigation.
it is the intention Of the bureau to
begin making examples Of offenders.
1t viii not be hard to find examples.
either, for nothing is more common
along the line OF certain streets. at
al hours Of the day, than Chinese
and Portuguese shopkeepers making
mud of the dust in front OF their
places with hose attached to the city
water service. Then on many q cul
tvated lawn and garden plot. the
gentle splash from q revolving
sprinkler Of very generous delivery is
heard through the ivelong night. 1t
Is time all classes Of water wasters
were brought 10 book. and they
hardly deserve the full notice pub
Eshed 'by authority" in to days
paper.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-23

who come up to q not very high
grade of wealth, are vested with the
creation Of the whole House of
Mobiles. Then there is to be met the
complaint that the native race Is
humihated by the King being shorn
of large amount of his former pre-
rogative. II Hawaiians only knew it,
their King occupies q much more
dignifed position under the new than
under the old Constitution. Those
who know part of the secret of GER
tsin changes of Ministry under the
former regime, Will acknowledge the
truth of the proposition just ad-
vsnced. Now the royal prerogative
is only to be exercised under the ad-
vice Of the Kings Ministers, who are
responsible to the people and depend
upon them for their tenure of posi-
ton. Under the old system the Min
listers were only nominally response
bic. and II was possible for unscru-
pulous adventurers to gain such
control over the King as to sway the
destinies Of the nation at their viii.
1t was the power behind the throne
which. during the past many years,
was the source of q great deal. II not
most, Of the mis-goyernment and ras-
cality that nearly produced national
extinction to Hawaii. At all events,
the fat has gone forth that this King
dom Is henceforth 10 be a constitu-.
uonal monarchy if it is TO retain the
privilege Of self government. Moth
lug less viii satisfy the freemen who
have set their stakes here. and the
Great Powers that take q kindly in
terest in the nations welfare &C
quiesce IN the decree Hawaiians
who profess to pine after the romance
Of feudalistic institutions may as
well. first as last, come to thorough
understanding of this unalterable
fact. The nation must be governed
for the common good Of all people
within It's borders. and Its rulers must
seek honor and dignity in the welfare
and prosperity Of their subjects.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-23

Whatever may be the result OF the
ensuing elections. all classes Of peo-
pie should know that Hawaii must
have government reform established.
There is no going back on the move
ment recently insugurated- The eyes
Of the world have been drawn to Ha-
wall by the events Of June and July
as never before. By the course pur
sued II the crisis by their representa-
tives. the Great Powers who take an
interest ID the country virtually con
CURED IN q mandate for the establish
ment of political reforms in this
Kingdom. The tone of the American
press particularly that Of Washing
ton. New York and San Francisco
in commenting upon our revolution.
was approbatory. almost. IN some
cases, to an enthusiastic degree.
There was one very significant
feature Of the American discussions.
however, which should cause refiec-
ton to those people here who. from
motives that 1t Is impossible to be-
heve laudable. are already u motion
endeayoring TO undo the work that
eliminated in new Constitution on
the 9TH Of July. The American WI
ters on the Hawaiian situation all ia
city assume that unless this King
dom Is conducted properly. It cannot
retain Its independence for any length
Of time This assumption Is manifest
IN the determination unanimously ex-
pressed in all the leading Journals.
that the Islands shall not be allowed
ofaIl q prize 10 any European Power.
Ii Is held that the United States has
the first claim TO possession of this
point Of vantage in the Pacific. when
ever the people Of these Islands show
that they cannot govern themselves.
The administration Of affairs under
the last Ministry became q scandal be
fore the world. and the Powers having
subjects here VIII not be passive ob
servers Of any repetition Of such rule.
Hawsiians may be told by mischief
makers now that their rights are sub
verted II the new Constitution. but
every intelligent and fair-minded
man among them must recognize that
their true friends are the authors and
upholders Of the new regime.